as in cock
someone who boasts
despite his reputation for being a swellheaded swaggerer, he's actually quite insecure
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Noun
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The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024 -
The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
6 June 2023
Noun
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Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Still, Kimmel never came off as a braggart.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Spring cleaning is underway, which means lawnmowers, blowers, weedwhackers and trimmers are in overdrive.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The right-wing broadcaster Tucker Carlson suggested, without any apparent proof, that Altman was involved in the death of a whistle-blower.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Swaggerer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swaggerer. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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